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but today white house spokesman robert gibbs said there will be no tax hi on the middl class. >> let me berecise. the presiden's clear commient is not to raise taxes on those making less than $250,000 a year. >> gibbs sd the president is scheduled to meet with senate democrats tomorrow at the whit house. >> judy woodrf picks >> ifi: judy woodruff picks up the story from ther as wmakers ponder whether to tax befits, we try to unerstand better how it might work, and om it may affect. jonathan gruber is a alth ecnomist at m.i.t. he was one several advisers who worked on democric hlth planduring last year's election campaig and ul fronstin is the director of theealth research program at the employee befit research initute. >> thank you bothor being with us. and paul, i'm going to stt with yo i think there's general agrment, t avege plan, health insunce plan right now runsround, you and i wer just discusng $12,500, $13,000 a year. gener agreement. sowhere do you draw the line? at constitutions cadillac plan? >> right w policymakers are using a premi as a thresho to define what a cadillac
but today white house spokesman robert gibbs said there will be no tax hi on the middl class. >> let me berecise. the presiden's clear commient is not to raise taxes on those making less than $250,000 a year. >> gibbs sd the president is scheduled to meet with senate democrats tomorrow at the whit house. >> judy woodrf picks >> ifi: judy woodruff picks up the story from ther as wmakers ponder whether to tax befits, we try to unerstand better how it might work, and om it...
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you heard robert gibbs asked me for e-mails. i was not trying to grandstand, as i have been accused of. i did not have permission of the people who sent me these e-mails to send them to the white house. in many cases, now i do. we have received a lot of comments saying that people have seen these e-mails. my own personal and box has seen a lot of people saying that they received these e-mails. one thing i want to make clear, i am not so internet dense that i do not understand that e-mails can be forwarded. i understand that. i am talking about peopleç who represent to me credibly that they did not have the same now afforded to them, that they were sent directly from the white house. i also said to robert gibbs, i have these e-mails, if you ask for them, i amç prepared to gie them to you. i just want some sense of his answers. i hope the situation changes. i am not looking for a confrontation. megyn: we have gotten scores and scores of e-mails supporting the tough questioning that we saw from you. you did not get a lot of fal
you heard robert gibbs asked me for e-mails. i was not trying to grandstand, as i have been accused of. i did not have permission of the people who sent me these e-mails to send them to the white house. in many cases, now i do. we have received a lot of comments saying that people have seen these e-mails. my own personal and box has seen a lot of people saying that they received these e-mails. one thing i want to make clear, i am not so internet dense that i do not understand that e-mails can...
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at the white house, spokesman robert gibbs noted the positive housing news, but he said there is still much work to do. >> it does appear that the housing market is bottoming out a bit, which obviously was one of the reasons we got into the severity of the economic downturn that we're in now. the president is pleased with the fact that it appears we're making some progress in stabilizing that economy, as i've talked about, but won't be satisfied until we get the economy fully back on track and that we're growing the economy in a way that creates jobs for the millions of americans who continue to look for work and thus far can't find it. >> reporter: indeed, the weekly jobless numbers released yesterday showed an unexpected rise in new claims for unemployment assistance. figures out today show that 26 states saw their jobless rates climb last month. but 17 states and the district of columbia reported better- than-expected unemployment figures for july, due in part to seasonal hiring and the effects of the federal stimulus. there was another major piece of economic news that was released
at the white house, spokesman robert gibbs noted the positive housing news, but he said there is still much work to do. >> it does appear that the housing market is bottoming out a bit, which obviously was one of the reasons we got into the severity of the economic downturn that we're in now. the president is pleased with the fact that it appears we're making some progress in stabilizing that economy, as i've talked about, but won't be satisfied until we get the economy fully back on...
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white house spokesman robert gibbs says it is business as usual for the president, who is having lunch with senate democrats. gibbs also joked that the lunch is at the white house because chuck e. cheese was booked. happy birthday, mr. president. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to natalie, matt and al. happy birthday. >> thank you very much. nothing but net. we love it here. you're from schwenkville. >> yes. >> are you the schwenks? what's your name? >> jason. >> he can't even remember which one is which. >> and marissa. >> and stacy >> all right. nice to see all you folks. ei' h i'll say h to s you, too. what's your name? >> morgan. >> let's check your weather, see what's going on. for today, we've got some strong ms stor working their way, severe weather possible from kansas city up to cincinnati, on into columbus, ohio. down to nashville. you see those storms are starting to fire up now. some pretty good ones now in central ohio, as well. s aalso in to northern missouri. rainfall amounts in some parts of central indiana on into >>> hazy sunshine around th
white house spokesman robert gibbs says it is business as usual for the president, who is having lunch with senate democrats. gibbs also joked that the lunch is at the white house because chuck e. cheese was booked. happy birthday, mr. president. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to natalie, matt and al. happy birthday. >> thank you very much. nothing but net. we love it here. you're from schwenkville. >> yes. >> are you the schwenks? what's your...
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white house spokesman robert gibbs just called mahmoud ahmadinejad the elected leader of iran. he was asked whether president barack obama recognized the iranian president after the disputed president. we know that tomorrow is the formal swearing in for ahmadinejad for the first time we have seen since that protest against the elections. the white house is being careful not to comment on the legitimacy of those elections but has condemned the ior iranian government. there are three missing americans that are being detained or are in iranian custody and we're working to try and win their release as well. >>> today former president bill clinton is working to bring two jailed u.s. journalists back from career. and in fact robert gibbs said in the same briefing just a few minutes ago, he's not commenting on the mission because they don't want to jeopardize that mission. but we know that president clinton is asking for amnesty for the women from kim jong-il. in the msnbc news bureau in washington, msnbc analyst pat buchanan. what can former president bill clinton accomplish that the
white house spokesman robert gibbs just called mahmoud ahmadinejad the elected leader of iran. he was asked whether president barack obama recognized the iranian president after the disputed president. we know that tomorrow is the formal swearing in for ahmadinejad for the first time we have seen since that protest against the elections. the white house is being careful not to comment on the legitimacy of those elections but has condemned the ior iranian government. there are three missing...
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somebody needs to ask robert gibbs if is he going to question the motives of the obama administration officials who have been funded with this big pharma money. steve: yeah, that's going to happen. >> yeah, i know. and then the follow-up question, of course, is what is he going to do now? is david axelrod going to have a redo you feel oar disclosure policy from now on when he appears on all of the tv shows to chauffeur this plan? because, look, if the obama administration itself that promised the most transparency and ethics ever. and we are not getting that that's the bottom line in culture of corruption. and i keep -- my thesis keeps getting proved every single day with these people. steve: perhaps why that's the number one book for the "new york times" third straight week. congratulations, michigan shed. thanks for joining us from mile high city in denver. brian: that's one story can you believe in in the "new york times," right? >> that's right. the only one. gretchen: we need to put on a little bit of a warning here. if you have kids in the room you probably want them to get away
somebody needs to ask robert gibbs if is he going to question the motives of the obama administration officials who have been funded with this big pharma money. steve: yeah, that's going to happen. >> yeah, i know. and then the follow-up question, of course, is what is he going to do now? is david axelrod going to have a redo you feel oar disclosure policy from now on when he appears on all of the tv shows to chauffeur this plan? because, look, if the obama administration itself that...
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in a white hou statement, whithouse press secretary robert gibbs said e us. the first te of that partnership couldome if the w prime minister meets president obama and other wod leaders athe g20 summit in pittsburgh next month. fomore on the impact of the japanese ections, we're join by: sheila smith, a senior fellow for japan sdies at the council on foren relationsand daniel sneider, a former tyo-based journalist. he's now at stanford univsity's walter h. shorenein asia-pacific research center. welcome to you both. sheila smith, it felt like this election was basicay a crisis of confidence in thway things have been ne before. >> absolutely. and this is a system that's been ting to change now for over a decade. so i thk the japanese puic continue to try to find an answer with the ldp but st got to the point wherthey lost coidence complely in their leadehip. >> was this a votefor e new come orjust to get rid of the old timers. >> i think its with a ttle bit of both. japanese voters tendedo punish th ldp in that long 50 yr tenure of eir rule in upper hoe electi
in a white hou statement, whithouse press secretary robert gibbs said e us. the first te of that partnership couldome if the w prime minister meets president obama and other wod leaders athe g20 summit in pittsburgh next month. fomore on the impact of the japanese ections, we're join by: sheila smith, a senior fellow for japan sdies at the council on foren relationsand daniel sneider, a former tyo-based journalist. he's now at stanford univsity's walter h. shorenein asia-pacific research...
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now recognizes ahmadinejad as president, white house press secretary robert gibbs called him, the elected leader of iran. >>> a suspected u.s. missile strike killed at least two people today in pakistan. among them a wife of a top taliban leader. louisville kentucky is recovering from some severe flooding brought on by more than six inches of rain in two hours on tuesday. the storm swamped roads and homes and left thousands without power. >>> fire at a fuel storage facility in michigan forced hundreds of people from their homes on tuesday. the fire sent exploding oil barrels flying into the air. >>> today, president obama heads to northern indiana to announce more than $2 billion in grants aimed at creating electric cars and jobs. >>> and a highway hazard in israel. look at this. three runaway harss found themselves in oncoming traffic. one of them ended up jumping over a car. the driver and the horse were only slightly hurt. ay-yi-yi. it is now 7:21. meredith, back to you. >> another ay-yi-yi. thank goodness everybody's okay. our buddy al roker has headed west this morning. he is in los
now recognizes ahmadinejad as president, white house press secretary robert gibbs called him, the elected leader of iran. >>> a suspected u.s. missile strike killed at least two people today in pakistan. among them a wife of a top taliban leader. louisville kentucky is recovering from some severe flooding brought on by more than six inches of rain in two hours on tuesday. the storm swamped roads and homes and left thousands without power. >>> fire at a fuel storage facility in...
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take a listen to robert gibbs at today's briefing. he again stressed the president's commitment to not raise taxes on americans making less than $250,000 a year. >> there is no real scenario there as the administration sees it where middle class taxpayers might be hit with a hike? there's no scenario right now -- >> the president has been clear, very clear. >> if someone said yes or no -- >> the president made a commitment in the campaign. he's clear about that commitment. he's going to keep it. i don't know how much more clear about the commitment i can be. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, mr. obama drew a line in the sand. >> you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime. not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax, no tax. >> reporter: when asked if geithner and summers were testing the temperature by leaving the door open, gibbs said i don't know. essentially, you see the white house really trying to pour water on this, saying this was nothing more, we shouldn't read into this beyond what they
take a listen to robert gibbs at today's briefing. he again stressed the president's commitment to not raise taxes on americans making less than $250,000 a year. >> there is no real scenario there as the administration sees it where middle class taxpayers might be hit with a hike? there's no scenario right now -- >> the president has been clear, very clear. >> if someone said yes or no -- >> the president made a commitment in the campaign. he's clear about that...
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>> well, robert gibbs talk a bit about it. he said we think it's important to have industry at the table. that's why they made the deal. they think that, you know, ultimately, and if you look back in the first efforts of health care reform in the early 90s, the industry largely opposed health care reform. this time they have a seat at the table. sure, motivated by self interest. and they feel it's important to deal with the hospitals, and the doctors and the insurers and so forth to try to extract the best deal they can get. i want to play you something in an exchange between chuck todd and robert gibbs. >> can you say for sure they were promised nothing in return? >> i can assure you we have come to an agreement to seek savings from the pharmaceutical industry as part of comprehensive health care. >> so that's the white house's position, the $80 billion deal exists, and it stands. as for the specifics, maybe we will hear about it when it comes part of the bill in the senate, which actually is said that this will be in the sen
>> well, robert gibbs talk a bit about it. he said we think it's important to have industry at the table. that's why they made the deal. they think that, you know, ultimately, and if you look back in the first efforts of health care reform in the early 90s, the industry largely opposed health care reform. this time they have a seat at the table. sure, motivated by self interest. and they feel it's important to deal with the hospitals, and the doctors and the insurers and so forth to try...
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here's what white house press secretary robert gibbs said about efforts to get out the obama message. >> we've always thought it more important to take disinformation that anybody may have about a proposal or something that the president is trying to do and address directly that misinformation. >> president obama will be heading to montana on friday to hold another town hall. the president will be greeted by protestors, perhaps as many as 500 people are expected at a rally outside of the airport where the president will be holding his town hall. chuck todd is chief white house correspondent on top of the white house strategy and all this. what is the view of the white house? do they feel like they're somehow being able to get their message out or fear they're being drowned out by all the chaos? >> the answer to both questions is yes. that is why you saw the president yesterday at this town hall spend as much time saying what the plan wasn't going to do and what was not in the plan as he did pushing the plan. so, i think they realized they're on two tracks. the actual debate about heal
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i told robert gibbs i was taking home a robe if i saw a white house robe i was taking it back to philly. >> let's take a look. here is some more of the president. this is a serious discussion. i can't resist. here he is talking about trying to do something really historic and how difficult it is. >> passing a big bill like this is always messy. fdr was called a socialist when he passed social security. jfk and lyndon johnson, they were both accused of a government takeover of health care when they passed medicare. this is the process that we go through because understandably the american people have a long tradition of being suspicious of government. until the government actually does something that helps them, and then they don't want anybody messing with whatever gets set up. >> michael, you've got a lot of republican listeners, i know that, and some middle of the road people and a few libs, doesn't it seem clear to you that the republican strategy now is scorched earth? destroy this guys chances. if he wins, they lose. therefore, they want him to lose. if he doesn't get a health care
i told robert gibbs i was taking home a robe if i saw a white house robe i was taking it back to philly. >> let's take a look. here is some more of the president. this is a serious discussion. i can't resist. here he is talking about trying to do something really historic and how difficult it is. >> passing a big bill like this is always messy. fdr was called a socialist when he passed social security. jfk and lyndon johnson, they were both accused of a government takeover of health...
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. >> ifi: in a related development, white house skesman robert gibbs backed away om his statement yesterda when he said ahdinejad was iran's elected leader. today, gibbs said: "tt's not for me tpass judgment on." he said iranians will dede if the eltion was fair. >> ifill: former ngressman willm jefferson has been convicted in federal bribery case. the louisiana democrat s found guilty on 11 16 counts, at his trial in alexaria, rginia. he was accused of takinmore than $400,000 inribes while in office to broker business dls in africa. federal agents fod $90,000 ollars in his home freezer. fferson was defeated in his re-eltion bid last year. in economic news, a close- watched surveyound activity in the service seor was down in july. t the commerce department reported factory ordersose in june, for the fourth ti in the last five months. on wall stre, the dow jones dustrial average lost 39 points to close just uer 9,281. the nasdaq fell 18 poin to clo at 1993. >> ill: and still to come on the "newshour" tonight:he sotomay senate debate; grassley on health care; a ocean polluon. that follo a re
. >> ifi: in a related development, white house skesman robert gibbs backed away om his statement yesterda when he said ahdinejad was iran's elected leader. today, gibbs said: "tt's not for me tpass judgment on." he said iranians will dede if the eltion was fair. >> ifill: former ngressman willm jefferson has been convicted in federal bribery case. the louisiana democrat s found guilty on 11 16 counts, at his trial in alexaria, rginia. he was accused of takinmore than...
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what white house press secretary, robert gibbs, said that the president's message will be to them today is to keep working. but, you know, you brought up a good point about patience. the president yesterday in an interview with nbc news talked about that, how down the road, in the fall, he may have to assess the situation in terms of trying to get a bipartisan proposal. the bottom line for this administration is that there is certain things that the president really wants in health care reform. he wants to make sure that people with pre-existing conditions can still have insurance. he wants to make sure that this entire plan is deficit neutral. and so the white house wants to have bipartisanship when it comes to health care reform, but as they point out, they want to do it right. don? >> you know, that there was, you know, a deadline here in the fall. but when does he want to get it done? >> reporter: well, the latest -- they're trying to stay away from deadlines. what they're saying now essentially is that the president wants to get something on his desk to sign and done by the end of
what white house press secretary, robert gibbs, said that the president's message will be to them today is to keep working. but, you know, you brought up a good point about patience. the president yesterday in an interview with nbc news talked about that, how down the road, in the fall, he may have to assess the situation in terms of trying to get a bipartisan proposal. the bottom line for this administration is that there is certain things that the president really wants in health care reform....
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. >> white house spokesman robert gibb said white house spokesman robert gibbs said much of that anger is being orchestrated by right- leaning groups and big money interests. >> i think you had groups today, conservatives for patients rights, that have bragged about organizing and manufacturing that anger. >> seems like when congress gets involved, things just cost more. >> reporter: conservatives for patient rights founded by a former hospital ceo has spent millions to front tv ads opposing the democratic healthcare plan, the group's website targets congressional town hall meetings and urges people to go and protest. but the organization denies there is anything manufactured about the anger people are feeling. nancy rumfelt is affiliated with the group and several other activist organizations. >> there's been lots of protests done by the left, on the iraq war and stuff and people didn't question how helpful was that because it's their first amendment right to do that, just as its ours to do this. >> reporter: andrew ward says he supports these groups but is not controlled by them. >>
. >> white house spokesman robert gibb said white house spokesman robert gibbs said much of that anger is being orchestrated by right- leaning groups and big money interests. >> i think you had groups today, conservatives for patients rights, that have bragged about organizing and manufacturing that anger. >> seems like when congress gets involved, things just cost more. >> reporter: conservatives for patient rights founded by a former hospital ceo has spent millions to...
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gibbs said that he would not contradict our interview with president perez. he also said there is hope for progress as far as the settlement issue. what about all of this and also the developments on iran, israel and iran? let's bring in our panel. steve hayes with "the weekly standard", and juan williams and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charles, let's start with you in the bade i did bunch format here. what about this development on the peace process and this meeting we didn't know b. >> it is more like hollywood scare squares. let's remember that for over a year, the previous prime minister of israel, ehud olmert had been negotiating with the head of the palestinians and made an astonishingly generous offer in december of '08, which the palestinians refused, as they always refused, so obama comes in, and instead of picking up and trying to get the palestinians to moderate, what did he do? he attacks netanyahu. he tries to make an issue of settlements, which had been in consensus. the u.s. and israelis had agreed no, new settlements, no new expa
gibbs said that he would not contradict our interview with president perez. he also said there is hope for progress as far as the settlement issue. what about all of this and also the developments on iran, israel and iran? let's bring in our panel. steve hayes with "the weekly standard", and juan williams and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charles, let's start with you in the bade i did bunch format here. what about this development on the peace process and this meeting we...
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robert gibbs offering this unique take on those not smitten. "and astroturf nature of grass- roots lobbying, which is largely the term for, this manufacturer anchor." if prompted this later clarification. >> i am not calling all of it. it is no doubt that there is some of it. neil: my next guest is furious. right now, they are here. they are joining us now from austin, texas. welcome to both of you. shelley, to you first. did these clarifications make you feel any better? >> i do not know if they made me feel better. my feeling is most of the people in austin that came out came out because they just wanted to talk to the congressman. we were not coerced by republicans or libertarians. we came out on our own because we have real concerns about the bill. neil: he seemed to be saying that a lot of these protests were organized -- maybe not you, but people like you were put up to it. >> no, as a matter of fact, a lot of people went down there just because they were just frustrated with the fact that they are not listening to the 300 million of laws
robert gibbs offering this unique take on those not smitten. "and astroturf nature of grass- roots lobbying, which is largely the term for, this manufacturer anchor." if prompted this later clarification. >> i am not calling all of it. it is no doubt that there is some of it. neil: my next guest is furious. right now, they are here. they are joining us now from austin, texas. welcome to both of you. shelley, to you first. did these clarifications make you feel any better?...
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gibbs amount that and we are going to talk about afghanistan with leija milton and chuck yagel. >> thank you, harry smith and we will be watching, ahead now on sunday morning. >>tnn woodstock? >> steve hartman in search of woodstock. b@ >> charles: on this the 40th anniversary of woodstock, just released poll from the pew center says the average 20 something doesn't even know what woodstock was. now steve hartman went looking for a refresher course. >> every year thousand of people pull into woodstock, new york and find themselves asking the same who is buried in grant's tombesque question. >> this isn't woodstock? >> woodstock wasn't in concert. >> nope. >> these guys here cash in on people like you that are confusing it. >> idiots? >> yeah. >> basically. >> so i am not the first one to make this mistake. >> probably about 1 million, eight. >> 1 million, eight. >> that is tough pill for a lot of people to swallow. >> she is mayor of the woodstock chamber of commerce. >> you go to bethel where the concert was. >> you would be more disappointed. >> this is no woodstock there. >> really? >
gibbs amount that and we are going to talk about afghanistan with leija milton and chuck yagel. >> thank you, harry smith and we will be watching, ahead now on sunday morning. >>tnn woodstock? >> steve hartman in search of woodstock. b@ >> charles: on this the 40th anniversary of woodstock, just released poll from the pew center says the average 20 something doesn't even know what woodstock was. now steve hartman went looking for a refresher course. >> every year...
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according to robert gibbs, the president will talk about the u.s. efforts in iraq and afghanistan but health care certainly coming up there. this is outside of the arena in phoenix. opponents turned out with their signs and bullhorns. a live picture. a large group of supporters of the president also there. they're singing "america." the president and his family will return to washington after their speech today. a big nice, solid group of people there. >>> starting today, doctors at va hospitals will start offering routine hiv tests to veterans who get medical care. under this new policy, the vets would have to verbally consent to the tests instead of just signing a consent form. they also decline. va hopes the new process will edge coura encourage more people to get tested. >>> police found a 20-year-old suspect and the alleged weapon yesterday in the attack of milwaukee's mayor. the suspect got into a fight with his daughter's grandmother saturday night. mayor tom barrett heard her creaming for help as he left the state fair. he began calling 911.
according to robert gibbs, the president will talk about the u.s. efforts in iraq and afghanistan but health care certainly coming up there. this is outside of the arena in phoenix. opponents turned out with their signs and bullhorns. a live picture. a large group of supporters of the president also there. they're singing "america." the president and his family will return to washington after their speech today. a big nice, solid group of people there. >>> starting today,...
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. >> let me ask you the same question that bill asked robert gibbs yesterday. do you think the president has lost control of this debate? >> well, i think he gave up control at the very beginning. he decided he would hand this over to nancy pelosi and the house. he did not fashion his own bill with the measures that he thought were critical for the bill. and the house has created something which is, frankly, entirely partisan. it's not the kind of bipartisanship which the president promised he'd bring to washington. actually, what you're seeing in washington is the status quo on steroids, where the kind of partisanship, which has long characterized inaction in washington is again prevailing. if the president wants to get something done, he needs to put aside the extreme liberal wing of his party, work together with the middle votes of his party, work with republicans as well, and get a plan that gets people insured without having the government take over insurance. >> governor, let me ask you this. anything you think the president is doing right right now on he
. >> let me ask you the same question that bill asked robert gibbs yesterday. do you think the president has lost control of this debate? >> well, i think he gave up control at the very beginning. he decided he would hand this over to nancy pelosi and the house. he did not fashion his own bill with the measures that he thought were critical for the bill. and the house has created something which is, frankly, entirely partisan. it's not the kind of bipartisanship which the president...
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robert gibbs just said that the u.s. cannot verify mehsud is dead. we're joined by terrorism analyst bob windrem. bob gibbs also said if this is true, if it is confirm, that the pakistanis are much safer. >> absolutely, and actually, monica, so is the united states because one of the last things that mehsud did was threaten attacks within the united states. so as someone said to me yesterday within the intelligence community, this is a man with pakistani blood on his hands. this is a man with american blood on his hands. this is a man who killed benazir bhutto and most important to the united states, threatened attacks on the u.s. so his departure was well-received in both countries. >> what are you hearing about confirmation? will we get confirmation? we spoke with richard engel on the ground in kabul and he said at this point there was no body, but again the thought was that the taliban was not lying here. >> well, certainly the pakistani authorities have said within the last few hours that they intend to go in and see what they can get and hopeful
robert gibbs just said that the u.s. cannot verify mehsud is dead. we're joined by terrorism analyst bob windrem. bob gibbs also said if this is true, if it is confirm, that the pakistanis are much safer. >> absolutely, and actually, monica, so is the united states because one of the last things that mehsud did was threaten attacks within the united states. so as someone said to me yesterday within the intelligence community, this is a man with pakistani blood on his hands. this is a man...
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robert gibbs was asked again at the briefing about that. he referred us back to what he said earlier this morning and he said it is simply not true. >> do we have a sense, dan, of why the white house is being so cautious about this story? is it about the timing? making sure that these two journalists are safe that we see them, that they are well taken care of, or is it something else, that this is such a sensitive issue and a delicate time that perhaps they are not coming out quite yet? >> reporter: sensitive issue at a delicate time. again, the white house keeps saying it is about the safety concerns. they want to make sure that whatever is going on over there in these negotiations, that the safety of these two young women is paramount and they don't want to get in the way of that, suzanne. >> dan, we will have you stand by. obviously, as new developments unfold. bring in our senior political analyst gloria bore jer joining me now and also joined as well by someone, few westerners have more insight into north korea than new mexico governor
robert gibbs was asked again at the briefing about that. he referred us back to what he said earlier this morning and he said it is simply not true. >> do we have a sense, dan, of why the white house is being so cautious about this story? is it about the timing? making sure that these two journalists are safe that we see them, that they are well taken care of, or is it something else, that this is such a sensitive issue and a delicate time that perhaps they are not coming out quite yet?...
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white house press secretary robert gibbs said he misspoke 24 hours ago when he described mr. ahmadinejad as ir -- iran's elected leader. >> after the turmoil of the last two months, at least a moment when mr. ahmadinejad could restore his dignity, pledging to serve iran for another four years. but look closely and you can see some empty seats. the ceremony in the iranian parliament was boycotted by some reformist m.p.'s and opposition leaders. britain and some other foreign countries sent ambassadors but no messages of congratulations. that provoked a bitter riposte from mr. ahmadinejad. >> nobody in iran is waiting for your congratulations. the iranian nation does not give importance either to your frowns and threats or to your congratulations and smiles. >> but in many ways the president's problems are just beginning. he has two weeks to form a government which must be endorsed by the increasingly hostile parliament. the opposition now cluss rafsanjani and a number of former allies. and the west is ramping up the pressure on the nuclear issue. >> i would argue that ahmadine
white house press secretary robert gibbs said he misspoke 24 hours ago when he described mr. ahmadinejad as ir -- iran's elected leader. >> after the turmoil of the last two months, at least a moment when mr. ahmadinejad could restore his dignity, pledging to serve iran for another four years. but look closely and you can see some empty seats. the ceremony in the iranian parliament was boycotted by some reformist m.p.'s and opposition leaders. britain and some other foreign countries sent...
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robert gibbs now. take a look at this. all right. well, the white house press secretary had been responding to claims they're trying to keep track of information on health care reform. this is a reminder of presidents potentially going too far. let's ask james rosen. he is our washington correspondent extraordinaire, author of "the strong man" and "the secrets of watergate." night and day. but talk of an menially list, enemy nasty comment list now, the anniversary now. it raise a lot of weird parallels now. what do you think? >> well, robert gibbs, the white house press secretary for the obama white house, was careful to say no names are being collected. it's important to note there some misassociated with the so-called enemy's list. he never saw the list that was compiled by aides below him. but the potentials for presidential abuses, neil, as we carine further and deeper into the information age only increase when there is so much data to be collected. president nixon himself in his resignation speech that you saw a little while ag
robert gibbs now. take a look at this. all right. well, the white house press secretary had been responding to claims they're trying to keep track of information on health care reform. this is a reminder of presidents potentially going too far. let's ask james rosen. he is our washington correspondent extraordinaire, author of "the strong man" and "the secrets of watergate." night and day. but talk of an menially list, enemy nasty comment list now, the anniversary now. it...
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. >> reporter: white house press secretary robert gibbs said it was president obama who ordered the report which gibbs says the president is yet to receive. >> the president asked for a review of our policy. the president authorized additional security forces in to afghanistan. >> reporter: the review from president obama's new commander, eneral stanley mcchrystal called for more training to afghanistan forces to take over security so u.s. forces could focus on counterinsurgency. we have a record number of troops and we will have 68,000 by the end of the year. the report does not call for more u.s. troops but says the request is expected later this year. >> he wants to request more troop but there is not much support in washington for that. >> reporter: the center for strategic and international studies says while the taliban controls a third of afghanistan, a new strategy could free u.s. troops to go after them. >> the situation is deteriorating. the security getting worse. if it is getting worse in the south and east and parts of the north as well. >> reporter: after eight years a war we
. >> reporter: white house press secretary robert gibbs said it was president obama who ordered the report which gibbs says the president is yet to receive. >> the president asked for a review of our policy. the president authorized additional security forces in to afghanistan. >> reporter: the review from president obama's new commander, eneral stanley mcchrystal called for more training to afghanistan forces to take over security so u.s. forces could focus on...
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robert gibbs said the president prefers the public option. that's what the president has said for months. though, as jake tapper reported last night, the president was saying a few months ago it wsz an essential part of health care reform. so, how does the public option stand and what might be an alternative to the public option? david wright is joining us from washington. david, you get conflicting signals. over the weekend, they werer ying maybebe thihisn cess eferhat.hee sayingll, w we , what's ? r repepter:r:eeeemsike a l lotf trtriababallnns bei floated. the obama folks haven really arctic lated what planhey preferred. they'vallowed others to contribute, trying to build conssus. and some of the group of six that are hammering out this bill in the senate are not in favor of the public option what they would prefer to see, and they floated this balloon this weekd are health care cooperatives as one idea for a system that wouldn't be kind of a mini single payer system, but instead of collection of people that are uninsured at the moment, bu
robert gibbs said the president prefers the public option. that's what the president has said for months. though, as jake tapper reported last night, the president was saying a few months ago it wsz an essential part of health care reform. so, how does the public option stand and what might be an alternative to the public option? david wright is joining us from washington. david, you get conflicting signals. over the weekend, they werer ying maybebe thihisn cess eferhat.hee sayingll, w we ,...
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robert gibbs earlier today pushed back on the nazi comparison saying that those criticisms put some conservatives like rush limbaugh on thin ice. and a lot of times once an argument gets down to where you start throwing nazi analogies at each other it is almost a way of ending the argument and it could end up backfiring which is what the white house is hoping for. but these aides that have gone on capitol hill, they're trying to infuse some steel into the spines of the democrats saying "look put some blinders on, you are going to feel some noise. you are going to feel some heat." guess what you have some good news to tout on the economy. some good news to tout on the recovery act. and that should translate into you supporting us and being with us on health care, brian. >>> all right. we'll stay with the heat and the noise and all of it when we are back at this on monday. chuck todd from the white house on a friday night. chuck, thanks. >>> chuck mentioned this development. this morning around 9:45, president obama signed the bill giving that popular cash for clunkers car program an infusion of ca
robert gibbs earlier today pushed back on the nazi comparison saying that those criticisms put some conservatives like rush limbaugh on thin ice. and a lot of times once an argument gets down to where you start throwing nazi analogies at each other it is almost a way of ending the argument and it could end up backfiring which is what the white house is hoping for. but these aides that have gone on capitol hill, they're trying to infuse some steel into the spines of the democrats saying...
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robert gibbs, press secretary of the white house was asked about it today. he said that the president misspoke. so if aarp isn't endorsing the legislation, why not? do they endorse legislation on other issues? >> we've investigated this, i think pretty fully. let me break it down as much as possible. they say that they wasn't health care reform. they guarantee that access of health care should be made available to everybody. remember who the constituency is. it has to do with around the generic versus brand-name drugs. the big concern is that there's not enough in this legislation n. this house bill specifically. the senate bill is still being debated. there's not enough to specifically bring brand name drugs to generic. they think that profit should take place a lot faster. and i think if there was specific legislation around that, then this is probably going to get their engors dorsment. it's not there yet, at least not to their satisfaction. >> sanjay, thank you for being here. >>> still ahead, the return of right wing militia. erica? >>> president obama
robert gibbs, press secretary of the white house was asked about it today. he said that the president misspoke. so if aarp isn't endorsing the legislation, why not? do they endorse legislation on other issues? >> we've investigated this, i think pretty fully. let me break it down as much as possible. they say that they wasn't health care reform. they guarantee that access of health care should be made available to everybody. remember who the constituency is. it has to do with around the...
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also members said he is not buying in and they questioned robert gibbs about the latest string of gas at yesterday's briefing. let's take a look. >> i think the president and his team are (inaudible) ♪ >> uh. >> ranging from people involved in the politics and political reconciliation that has to happen in order to make iraq a safer place and to see us fulfill our commitment to remove our troops as to the timetable the president has laid out. i think he's an enormous assets to the administration. >> robert, i think the only thing better than having you as a press secretary would have joe biden take your job. this evening awes universal nightmare segment comes courtesy of the united kingdom's health service. it is supposed to provide everybody across the pond with universal healthcare. the harold reports scotts are not pleased with nhs scare quote almost one-third of the people had a problem with the nhs but 53 percent of that group did not complain about the service they received with many saying it wouldn't make any difference. the article goes on to say quote the report said that
also members said he is not buying in and they questioned robert gibbs about the latest string of gas at yesterday's briefing. let's take a look. >> i think the president and his team are (inaudible) ♪ >> uh. >> ranging from people involved in the politics and political reconciliation that has to happen in order to make iraq a safer place and to see us fulfill our commitment to remove our troops as to the timetable the president has laid out. i think he's an enormous assets...
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yesterday, robert gibbs got a question in the briefing, where is the outrage? today you heard robert gibbs call the situation disgusting, and the president himself weighed in, as well. >> what about the hero's welcome in libya, sir? >> i think it was highly objectionable. >> you hear that, "highly objectionable" from the president. his strongest comments yet. white house officials, as well as state department officials are adding that in the days ahead they'll be watching libya very closely. libyan officials have been trying to reach out to the u.s. and thaw relations. >> more on this story coming up. i want to get to health care right now. this is priority number one for the obama white house right now, even as the president prepares to go on vacation. >> absolutely. and today on the radio show 44 i talked to a moderate democratic senator. he's somebody the president is hoping to be a swing vote to come to his side. still undecided. in a worrisome sign, he told me based on his town halls he thinks that the public mood right now is very, very bad. listen to how
yesterday, robert gibbs got a question in the briefing, where is the outrage? today you heard robert gibbs call the situation disgusting, and the president himself weighed in, as well. >> what about the hero's welcome in libya, sir? >> i think it was highly objectionable. >> you hear that, "highly objectionable" from the president. his strongest comments yet. white house officials, as well as state department officials are adding that in the days ahead they'll be...
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coming in 14 minutes, the briefing with robert gibbs. we will have that live for you here on c-span. until then, a segment on jailing journalists abroad. l simon on the executive committee and to protect journalists. when you saw the video of laura ling and euna lee, released from north korea, one went through your mind and the mind of the organization? guest: well, i think like all americans we were just relieved that the ordeal had come to an end. it certainly looked bleak for a while, and they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in north korea. that is a very, very harsh sentence. it was not clear to us exactly what the way out of it was, so we saw them get off the plane and embrace their families, and we were really relieved that this had come to an end. host: much was written about the role of al gore behind the scenes, bill clinton, the administration, of course, but the committee to protect journalists -- how is it involved in this particular case? guest: this is a somewhat unusual situation. we were in touch with the family,
coming in 14 minutes, the briefing with robert gibbs. we will have that live for you here on c-span. until then, a segment on jailing journalists abroad. l simon on the executive committee and to protect journalists. when you saw the video of laura ling and euna lee, released from north korea, one went through your mind and the mind of the organization? guest: well, i think like all americans we were just relieved that the ordeal had come to an end. it certainly looked bleak for a while, and...
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after call out by robert gibbs of the white house, mr. scott told the conservative website cnf news, "no one needs to manufacture anger or concern. it's a shame mr. gibbs chooses to dismiss these americans and their very real concerns." these american, and their very real concerns, that the chain of for-frost clinics they've set up inside walmart might some day get some competition. my elderly relatives are worries their clinics setting up in walmart might be threatened too. rick scott a regular american, one of the largest health care frauds in human hi tris, and now a health keep overseens by a disgraced bush administration official whose own record is so vile he actually makes the word clupt look bad. now dare robert gishs suggest he's not just a regular guy, and totally unrelated news, america's health insurance plans, the national association that representses more than 1 now, insurance companies just put oun a list of talking points. the things they want real americans to say at these town hall events. here's your script, real peopl
after call out by robert gibbs of the white house, mr. scott told the conservative website cnf news, "no one needs to manufacture anger or concern. it's a shame mr. gibbs chooses to dismiss these americans and their very real concerns." these american, and their very real concerns, that the chain of for-frost clinics they've set up inside walmart might some day get some competition. my elderly relatives are worries their clinics setting up in walmart might be threatened too. rick...
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our own major garrett asked press eaktary robert gibbs what does that mean. >> i was pretty clear that we're not collecting names from those emails. >> what i'm trying to figure out is why ask for them, then. what's the goal here? >> well, major, as i said to you before, as i said to jake before -- >> in the staff that you have assembled here, it's obviously very capable of detecting all sorts of conversations in america about all sorts of issues, and responding. >> major, we get stuff about what's said on fox news all the time. >> you'd be surprised. i just don't understand what the particular goal is. >> the particular goal is -- >> to email the white house about this particular issue. >> well, it's to get misinformation and to clarify for everybody what the misinformation is. gretchen: all this heat is apparently taking a toll on the president's poll numbers. in a new poll, 52% of people disapprove of the president's handling of health care. just 39% approve. joining us live is dick morris, author of the book "ta tass trophy." what do you make of this backlash of the town hall meeti
our own major garrett asked press eaktary robert gibbs what does that mean. >> i was pretty clear that we're not collecting names from those emails. >> what i'm trying to figure out is why ask for them, then. what's the goal here? >> well, major, as i said to you before, as i said to jake before -- >> in the staff that you have assembled here, it's obviously very capable of detecting all sorts of conversations in america about all sorts of issues, and responding....
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first lady michelle obama's office referred us to a comment by press secretary robert gibbs, who said they're trying to protect the girl's privacy and we hope that others will be respectful, as many in the media have been, about not using the girl's a as a publicity stunt. one journalist who covers presidential politics says that position will likely garner support. >> it's hard to grow up in the public eye. there are times when the president's children are unavoidably in the limelight. but other than that, even for an average, i think there's a sense in town that you probably should leave them alone. >> in january, a towmaker introduced two dolls named sweet sasha and marvelous malia, but they changed the names of the dolls after the white house complained about the girls being used for marketing purposes. they are determined to keep these ads running through the end of this month. they're targeting staffers who pass through this hallway every day on their way to work. the thing they're pushing for, new legislation to require more fruits and vegetables in public school lunches es com
first lady michelle obama's office referred us to a comment by press secretary robert gibbs, who said they're trying to protect the girl's privacy and we hope that others will be respectful, as many in the media have been, about not using the girl's a as a publicity stunt. one journalist who covers presidential politics says that position will likely garner support. >> it's hard to grow up in the public eye. there are times when the president's children are unavoidably in the limelight....
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again and again whenever asked, press secretary robert gibbs, even the president refused to treat the public option as a deal breaker. in other words, the president would never draw a line in the sand saying without a public option, i won't sign the bill, it's not real reform. so in some ways reading the body language and the tea leaves, could you see this coming. it did seem the administration, in particular kathleen sebelius, took it a little further with her remarks saying the public option is not essential. this creates a lot of problems with the left side of the democratic party and particularly in the house. so the issue is what comes out of the senate finance committee, whether this co-op is acceptable not just to those in the senate, including moderate democrats, but also to the house. whether this would be sufficient in their minds to create that choice and competition, so this conference committee between the house and senate is going to be a battle and this only adds to that. speaking of battles, we continue to watch the battles in terms of the protesters who were showing u
again and again whenever asked, press secretary robert gibbs, even the president refused to treat the public option as a deal breaker. in other words, the president would never draw a line in the sand saying without a public option, i won't sign the bill, it's not real reform. so in some ways reading the body language and the tea leaves, could you see this coming. it did seem the administration, in particular kathleen sebelius, took it a little further with her remarks saying the public option...
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gibbs, hey, will the president sign a bill if it doesn't have a public option? they always kind of hedge. they always left a little bit of wiggle room. so it doesn't shock me entirely. now, look. it may be that the senate finance committee comes up with a bill or not, bipartisanship fails and they decide to do a democrat-only plan. and then the plan is back in business. so i think it remains to be seen. we do see the administration leaving its options open as it has all along. >> savannah, i want to bring in dr. jeffrey sachs from columbia university who's been involved in a lot of policies both here and overseas and ask him about the role of economists in this conversation. jeff, we saw former president clinton in the early '90s when he was trying to pass the stimulus package and do other things. he often would get 100 economists to sign a letter, put it in "the new york times" or get the ceos from silicon valley to buttress his argument. i don't see this happening, calling on economists and others. why is that on this public option question? >> i don't know, i
gibbs, hey, will the president sign a bill if it doesn't have a public option? they always kind of hedge. they always left a little bit of wiggle room. so it doesn't shock me entirely. now, look. it may be that the senate finance committee comes up with a bill or not, bipartisanship fails and they decide to do a democrat-only plan. and then the plan is back in business. so i think it remains to be seen. we do see the administration leaving its options open as it has all along. >>...
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robert gibbs tried to say the language was consistent. but they are trying to make a point here, john. they're saying there are two things that have to happen that are not an option. and that is that the reforms, whatever way this reform looks, has to slow down the rate of increase in health care costs and it also essentially has to provide competition to these private insurance companies. that could take another form. they're trying to show a little bit of flexibility here. a trial balloon, if you will, john. they clearly got the message from some folks that they want that public option. >> so this health care debate is playing out across the country, what's happening behind closed doors there at the white house? >> last week, the day the president didn't have anything on the schedule. that makes journalists like us, what's going on in the white house? behind the scenes, meeting with top aides on health care reform. they didn't have the vote they need in the senate for the public option. how do we get more republicans? how do we get the
robert gibbs tried to say the language was consistent. but they are trying to make a point here, john. they're saying there are two things that have to happen that are not an option. and that is that the reforms, whatever way this reform looks, has to slow down the rate of increase in health care costs and it also essentially has to provide competition to these private insurance companies. that could take another form. they're trying to show a little bit of flexibility here. a trial balloon, if...
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. >> let me ask you the same question that bill asked robert gibbs yesterday. do you think the president has lost control of this debate? >> well i think he gave up control at the very beginning. he decided he would hand this over to nancy pelosi and the house. he did not fashion his own bill with the measures that he thought were critical for the bill. and the house has created something which is frankly, entirely partisan. it's not the kind of bipartisanship which the president promised he'd bring to washington. actually, what you're seeing in washington is the status quo on steroids, where the kind of partisanship which has long characterized inaction in washington is again prevailing. if the president wants to get something done he needs to put aside the extreme liberal wing of his party, work together with the middle votes of his party, work with republicans as well and get a plan that gets people insured without having the government take over insurance. >> governor let me ask you this. anything you think the president is doing right right now on healthca
. >> let me ask you the same question that bill asked robert gibbs yesterday. do you think the president has lost control of this debate? >> well i think he gave up control at the very beginning. he decided he would hand this over to nancy pelosi and the house. he did not fashion his own bill with the measures that he thought were critical for the bill. and the house has created something which is frankly, entirely partisan. it's not the kind of bipartisanship which the president...
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so the press secretary, robert gibbs, said healthcare is so important to the president, he is actually willing to sacrifice that. listen statement i heard the president saying that if making tough decisions in getting important things done that washington but failed to deal with for decades means that he only lives in this house and makes those decisions for four years, he is quite comfortable at. >> dave: these numbers indicate that to be a possibility. again, just 36% of independents actually support his current health care legislation. that's a very small and shocking number. the other two extremes are those who strongly opposed the healthcare legislation. 40% of those who strongly favor, only 27%. and they are going in this general direction as well. he is losing control of this debate right now. it is getting away from the president and congress. >> clayton: what you do when you lose debates, you lose control? you had on vacation. before the present authentication hidden edges" this week. he said he believes there is a conspiracy out there right now among publicans to kill healthc
so the press secretary, robert gibbs, said healthcare is so important to the president, he is actually willing to sacrifice that. listen statement i heard the president saying that if making tough decisions in getting important things done that washington but failed to deal with for decades means that he only lives in this house and makes those decisions for four years, he is quite comfortable at. >> dave: these numbers indicate that to be a possibility. again, just 36% of independents...
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he makes scott mcclellan look like robert oppenheimer. bill: please explain. >> he was the guy that build the bomb. bill: bill :it was dum i thouge for him to attack fox. >> he will do what ever get him the biscuit. the weird thing is that barack obama is reminded me of john lee friendly. you can hear all of the aclu people with bats. this guy will trash you if he construes you to be a rudbe. when the most popular gaius signaling you out, he calls you a square. he plays hardball. -- when the most popular guy singles you out. bill: he is very accomplished in front of groups. are you surprised this has gone wrong? >> he is not that accomplished. when you can stand up and fun as a room and say -- talking about it to advance your cause, you can talk about ups and fedex, they work fine, but the post office has a problem. obama can get in a flight suit and is a mission accomplished, no one would give him anything about this. bill: he sailed through the first six months of his administration. he has hit a wall. all of the polls show that. he can
he makes scott mcclellan look like robert oppenheimer. bill: please explain. >> he was the guy that build the bomb. bill: bill :it was dum i thouge for him to attack fox. >> he will do what ever get him the biscuit. the weird thing is that barack obama is reminded me of john lee friendly. you can hear all of the aclu people with bats. this guy will trash you if he construes you to be a rudbe. when the most popular gaius signaling you out, he calls you a square. he plays hardball. --...
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the white house spokesman robert gibbs said he misspoke when he described ahmenijad as an elected leader. >> after the turmoil of the last two months, at last a moment when mr. ahmenijad could restore his dignity, pledging to serve iran for another four years. >>but look closely, and you coud see in pcs. this was boycotted by some reformist members and opposition leaders. there were no messages of congratulations. that provoked a bitter riposte from mr. ahmenijad. >> nobody in iran is waiting for your congratulations. the iranian nation does not give significance to your friends or threats and congratulations and smiles. >> in many ways, the president's problems are just beginning. the opposition includes zero former presidents -- includes a former presidents, including the man who believes he won the election and a number of consecutive former allies. and the west is ramping up talks on the nuclear issue. >> the country is more divided than it has ever been since 1979. ahmenijad is the most divisive political figure in the history of the islamic republic and he has shown no interest in
the white house spokesman robert gibbs said he misspoke when he described ahmenijad as an elected leader. >> after the turmoil of the last two months, at last a moment when mr. ahmenijad could restore his dignity, pledging to serve iran for another four years. >>but look closely, and you coud see in pcs. this was boycotted by some reformist members and opposition leaders. there were no messages of congratulations. that provoked a bitter riposte from mr. ahmenijad. >> nobody in...
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robert gibbs said at the briefing that mr. summers and mr. geithner got into hypothetical back and forth. i have had deeper discussion with senior administration officials. they said look they got too hypothetical, too theoretical. the white house did not want any speculation about middle class tax increases. especially not now. why? because democrats whose votes they are going to need on health care for the fall are going back home for summer break. they don't want five weeks of conversation about health care cost implications and possibly middle class tax increases. that's why the white house did everything it could today to knock it down. shepard: major garrett live at the white house. major, thanks. speak of the financial situation, the united states postal service may be considering shutting down your town's post office. there is a very good chance it could be on the list of almost 1,000 sites which the feds are now considering closing. it's an effort, of course, to save money. the agency responsible for snail mail facing a potential mul
robert gibbs said at the briefing that mr. summers and mr. geithner got into hypothetical back and forth. i have had deeper discussion with senior administration officials. they said look they got too hypothetical, too theoretical. the white house did not want any speculation about middle class tax increases. especially not now. why? because democrats whose votes they are going to need on health care for the fall are going back home for summer break. they don't want five weeks of conversation...
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gibbs. >> julie: major, i want to go back to one of the sentences in the quote of the spokesperson's statement here, if an individual received the e-mail because someone else or a group signed them up or forwarded the e-mail, we hope they were not too inconvenienced. what, at this point, responsibility is the white house taking if any at all to the fact that david axlerod is the person who allegedly sent these unsolicited e-mails out, that his name is on a lot of the e-mails that are sent to people without them signing up to anything? >> well, of course, this is not coming from david axlerod's personal e-mail account at the white house. david axlerod, for folks who may not be aware, is the senior advisor, spokesman for years. and the e-mail under david axlerod's name on thursday came under a messages link from the white house. one reason for this, julie if it came from david axlerod's actual address at the white house it would have been archived for all time under the presidential records act. the messages@whitehouse.gov e-mail address may not fall under that kind of archiving protec
gibbs. >> julie: major, i want to go back to one of the sentences in the quote of the spokesperson's statement here, if an individual received the e-mail because someone else or a group signed them up or forwarded the e-mail, we hope they were not too inconvenienced. what, at this point, responsibility is the white house taking if any at all to the fact that david axlerod is the person who allegedly sent these unsolicited e-mails out, that his name is on a lot of the e-mails that are sent...
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we have a statement by white house press secretary robert gibbs. " we will have no comment. we do not want to jeopardize the success of the former president's mission." he is trying to secure the release of euna lee and laura ling. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank.
we have a statement by white house press secretary robert gibbs. " we will have no comment. we do not want to jeopardize the success of the former president's mission." he is trying to secure the release of euna lee and laura ling. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank.
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major garrett put the question to robert gibbs and here's what he had to say. >> speaking of the e mail, how does the list on who would receive it determined? >> i believe it's from people who signed up to receive e mail updates from the white house. >> the reason i have asked, i have received e mails from people who did not seek communication tr the white house and not registered or on a website -- let me finish my question. >> would have never signed up for anything related to this white house, senator obama as a candidate, senator obama as anything and received e mails from david axelrod. >> i would be interested to see how got it from and whether or not they're on the list. >> i would like to know how they got an e mail from the white house when they never asked for one. >> you might impugn the motives of the answer. >> i'm telling you what i got. >> and i'm simply saying -- let me go to somebody else that might be constructive. sean: ouch. joining me now to discuss this is the executive vice president , tony blakely. so, first of all, major is hitting on an important issue, is the
major garrett put the question to robert gibbs and here's what he had to say. >> speaking of the e mail, how does the list on who would receive it determined? >> i believe it's from people who signed up to receive e mail updates from the white house. >> the reason i have asked, i have received e mails from people who did not seek communication tr the white house and not registered or on a website -- let me finish my question. >> would have never signed up for anything...
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>> the briefing is going on right now with robert gibbs and he was asked about this deal. the bottom line is the white house did make a deal with the pharmaceutical industry to get this $80 billion in savings. gibbs also says he expected the senate finance committee to reflect that deal, that 80 billion savings, part of which will go to relieve the donut hole, the space where recipients are getting prescription drugs. gibbs defended the notion of dealing with these industries. >> you're not going to get health care legislation without involving the hospitals, those that provide medications, without talking to groups that represent doctors or patients or -- seniors, nurses, what have you. >> meanwhile, the public relations offensive continues something a little different. david axelrod sending out on e-mail today asking people to forword it on. the e-mail he sent has a bunch of information about health care reform and reports to correct what they consider misinformation. he asked those who received it to spread it around. >> the president, i know, is also heading out on the
>> the briefing is going on right now with robert gibbs and he was asked about this deal. the bottom line is the white house did make a deal with the pharmaceutical industry to get this $80 billion in savings. gibbs also says he expected the senate finance committee to reflect that deal, that 80 billion savings, part of which will go to relieve the donut hole, the space where recipients are getting prescription drugs. gibbs defended the notion of dealing with these industries. >>...
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sean: robert gibbs, the chief propagandist, today we referred to them as being manufactured, and there was a dnc communique that went out, singing republicans are citing an angry mobs from right-wing extremists funded by case street lobbyists -- by k street lobbyists. let's look at kathleen sebelius getting these responses from the crowd. >> when i look atç the health- care plan, i see nothing that is about health or about care. [cheers and applause] what i see is a bureaucratic nightmare, senator. medicare is broke. medicaid is broke. social security is broke. and you want us toç believe tht a government that cannot even run a cash for clunkers program is going to run, 1/7 of our economy. no, sir, no. sean: does that seem manufactured? like this was inciting an angry mob? is that a way to handle what is going on at these meetings? >> first of all, the language that was used, "the k street lobbyists," this is poll driv en. this is a battle between america and the washington, d.c., takeover of america. sean, do you realize that they're going to divert money intended for medicare to
sean: robert gibbs, the chief propagandist, today we referred to them as being manufactured, and there was a dnc communique that went out, singing republicans are citing an angry mobs from right-wing extremists funded by case street lobbyists -- by k street lobbyists. let's look at kathleen sebelius getting these responses from the crowd. >> when i look atç the health- care plan, i see nothing that is about health or about care. [cheers and applause] what i see is a bureaucratic...